SAT

Scholastic Aptitude Test

  • The SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States.
  • It is developed and administered on behalf of the College Board by the Educational Testing Service.
  • The SAT was originally designed not to be aligned with high school curricula but several adjustments have been made for the version of the SAT introduced in 2016, and College Board president, David Coleman, has said that he also wanted to make the test reflect more closely what students learned in high school.

The current SAT, introduced in 2016, takes three hours to finish, plus 50 minutes for the SAT with essay.

Section

Time (Minutes)             

Content

Writing 

60

Grammar, usage, and diction

Mathematics        

70

Number and operations; algebra and functions; geometry; statistics, probability, and data analysis

Critical Reading     

70

Vocabulary, Critical reading, and sentence-level reading

  • The questions are weighted equally for each correct answer, one raw point is added.
  • No points are deducted for incorrect math grid-in questions.
  • The final score is derived from the raw score; the precise conversion chart varies between test administrations.

    Section

    Average Score

    Writing

    484

    Mathematics

    511

    Critical Reading

    495